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    18th United States Secretary of Transportation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elaine_ChaoElaine Chao - Wikipedia

    Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States Secretary of Transportation in the administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Elaine L. Chao became the first Asian-American woman to serve in a Cabinet-level position when George W. Bush appointed her Secretary of Labor in 2001. Updated: Apr 1,...

  4. Elaine Chao Biography. The first Asian-American woman to serve in the United States cabinet, Elaine Chao (born 1953) was named U.S. Secretary of Labor by President George W. Bush in 2001. After the 2004 presidential election, she was kept on in her cabinet post when Bush moved into his second term.

  5. Elaine Chao came to America when she was 8 years old and became the first Asian American woman in the President’s cabinet, serving as U. S. Secretary of Labor, U. S. Secretary of Transportation.

  6. Jan 29, 2001 · Tenure: January 29, 2001 to January 20, 2009. From Kentucky; graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School. An immigrant who came to America at age eight speaking no English, she was the longest serving Secretary of Labor since WWII, and the first Asian Pacific American woman appointed to a President’s Cabinet.

  7. Secretary of Labor. www.dol.gov. Elaine L. Chao is the Nation’s 24th Secretary of Labor and the first Asian American woman appointed to a President's cabinet in U.S. history.

  8. Elaine Lan Chao was born on March 26, 1953, in Taipei, Taiwan, and immigrated to the United States in 1961. She was raised in Long Island, New York, and attended Syosset High School. She is the daughter of James S.C. Chao, the founder of an international shipping company.

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